Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,005,558 円
Income Tax
- 159,866 円
National Surtax
- 3,357 円
Health Insurance
- 147,873 円
Pension
- 275,009 円
Unemployment insurance
- 9,017 円
Total tax
- 595,122 円
Net pay
* 2,410,436 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.8%
80.2%
Net pay
19.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,410,436 円
Net pay
441,366 円
Tax the employer pays
595,122 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,036,488 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 441,366 円 to pay you 3,005,558 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.45 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.8% tax rate now rises to 30.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,005,558 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 595,122 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,410,436 円 per year, or 200,870 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.8% and your marginal tax rate is 23.1%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 円 in your salary will be taxed 23.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 769 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,845 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2576571
14.3%
1
Canada
JPY 2233811
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2850471
5.2%
1
Thailand
JPY 2731202
9.1%
2
Australia
JPY 2724323
9.4%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2723666
9.4%
4
South Korea
JPY 2574907
14.3%
5
New Zealand
JPY 2527611
15.9%
6
Pakistan
JPY 2526678
15.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2488032
17.2%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2476720
17.6%
9
Japan
JPY 2410436
19.8%
10
Kazakhstan
JPY 2394245
20.3%
11
Singapore
JPY 2391112
20.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 2361755
21.4%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2254568
25.0%
14
China
JPY 2119381
29.5%
15
India
JPY 2063244
31.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2717370
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2695925
10.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2689974
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2647524
11.9%
4
Colombia
JPY 2597495
13.6%
5
Panama
JPY 2527628
15.9%
6
Chile
JPY 2437421
18.9%
7
Mexico
JPY 2401417
20.1%
8
Peru
JPY 2318085
22.9%
9
Brazil
JPY 2265393
24.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2227937
25.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 1952542
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2498321
16.9%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2248802
25.2%
2
Angola
JPY 2213184
26.4%
3
Kenya
JPY 2181797
27.4%
4
Morocco
JPY 2165215
28.0%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2144802
28.6%
6
Ghana
JPY 2141543
28.8%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2063491
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 2019433
32.8%
9
Uganda
JPY 1998817
33.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 1969695
34.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 1893318
37.0%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Japan, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.